The Office is an American television series based on the British television comedy of the same name . The format of the series is a parody of the fly on the wall documentary technique that intersperses traditional situation comedy segments with mock interviews with the show's characters, provides the audience access to the ongoing interior monologues for all of the main characters, as well as occasional insights into other characters within the show.
Michael Gary Scott ( Steve Carell ) is the regional manager of Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania . He is originally based on David Brent , his counterpart in the British version of The Office . However, Scott develops into a significantly different character from him as the series progresses.
Michael Scott departs the series during the seventh season, however he returns in the series finale to be a surprise guest at Dwight and Angela's wedding.